1 dead after overnight crash in Vadnais Heights

VADNAIS HEIGHTS, Minn. - One person is reported dead after being struck by a vehicle on Interstate I-35E in Vadnais Heights overnight.

The Minnesota State Patrol says the victim, 21-year-old Jennifer Ehnstrom of Chisago, was driving on I-35E near County Road E just before 11 p.m. when she collided with another vehicle. After her 2004 Dodge Stratus came to a rest across the left and center lanes the driver got out and was struck by a passing vehicle.

The vehicle that hit the driver, operated by a 22-year-old man from St. Paul, then ran into a minivan that had pulled over.

The State Patrol continues to investigate the events that led to the fatal incident.

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